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Merlin’s Conception by Devil in William Rowley’s Play The Birth of Merlin
- Arthuriana
- Scriptorium Press
- Volume 24, Number 4, Winter 2014
- pp. 48-79
- 10.1353/art.2014.0048
- Article
- Additional Information
Abstract
Rowley’s early modern play amalgamates both the medieval Galfridian-based and Francophone narratives of Merlin’s conception by daemon, incubus, and devil in order to engage contemporary debates on the devil’s influence in the world, to ventriloquize social commentary via the figure of the Clown, and to have Merlin hail Prince Charles as the future Arthur.
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